{"id":43308,"date":"2026-02-12T23:38:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43308"},"modified":"2026-02-12T23:38:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T23:38:31","slug":"where-patriots-drake-maye-stands-in-2026-nfl-mvp-odds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43308","title":{"rendered":"Where Patriots&#8217; Drake Maye Stands In 2026 NFL MVP Odds"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/patriotswire.usatoday.com\/gcdn\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/02\/12\/SPAT\/88640976007-usatsi-28206145.jpg?crop=4026,2265,x0,y241&amp;width=660&amp;height=371&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Where does Drake Maye stand in the early 2026 MVP betting odds?\" \/><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleHeaderDetails\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div id=\"primary\"><main id=\"mainContent\" role=\"main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-2063754\">\n<div data-analytics-datalayer-category=\"ArticleContentDetails\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->Oddsmakers don\u2019t expect Drake Maye to fall out of the MVP running in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Maye finished one first-place vote shy of Matthew Stafford for MVP in a breakout second season for the New England Patriots. The 23-year-old quarterback begins the offseason as a top contender for next year\u2019s award.<\/p>\n<p>FanDuel Sportsbook gives Maye +850 odds to win the AP\u2019s NFL MVP award next season. He only trails 2024 MVP Josh Allen (+600) and two-time MVP Lamar Jackson (+750).<\/p>\n<p>DraftKings Sportsbook also favors Allen (+550) and Jackson (+650), but Maye falls into a four-way tie for third alongside fellow AFC quarterbacks Joe Burrow, Justin Herbert and Patrick Mahomes at +1000 each.<\/p>\n<p>Vegas isn\u2019t anticipating a repeat from Matthew Stafford, who\u2019s +1400 on FanDuel and DraftKings. The 38-year-old Los Angeles Rams quarterback confirmed during his NFL Honors acceptance speech that he\u2019ll return next season.<\/p>\n<p>Maye made a strong case to win MVP by leading the league in completion percentage (72%), yards per attempt (8.9) and quarterback rating (113.5). The former No. 3 pick steered the Patriots to a 13-4 record and their first AFC East title since Tom Brady\u2019s departure.<\/p>\n<p>Voters nevertheless narrowly favored Stafford, who stockpiled 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdowns. Allen finished third, garnering two first-place votes with 25 passing and 14 rushing touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>The MVP and AFC races could get a lot more crowded if Jackson, Burrow and Mahomes bounce back in 2026. Oddsmakers have seemingly given up on a non-quarterback winning MVP for the first time since 2012, as 29 passers have the best MVP odds on DraftKings.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is among the early favorites to win the NFL&#8217;s MVP award next season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Where Patriots&#039; Drake Maye Stands In 2026 NFL MVP Odds - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43308\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Where Patriots&#039; 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